Region: Africa & Middle East
From “old tools” to new tech: avoiding disputes in giga projects
A panel at GAR Live Riyadh discussed the challenges facing lawyers advising on Saudi Arabia’s multibillion-dollar “giga projects” and the tools they might employ to avoid dispute escalation.
06 March 2025
Samsung consortium wins damages over Qatari metro
A Samsung-led consortium has won €315 million in an ICC case against a Qatari state-owned company over a terminated contract to build two metro stations in Doha.
04 March 2025
Dutch court enforces against Iraqi state entity
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has enforced an ICC award worth US$85 million plus interest against an Iraqi state entity over a salvage contract while setting off amounts it was granted in a separate award.
04 March 2025
SCCA unveils new board
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration – SCCA – has reformed its board of directors, which remains led by Walid Abanumay as chairman and Toby Landau KC as vice chair.
03 March 2025
Norwegian driller wins award over offshore rig
A Norwegian drilling rig company has won a US$105 million award against a Nigerian oil and gas group over alleged non-payment of their contract, after defeating a much larger counterclaim.
21 February 2025
Libya loses appeal over seizure of former Gaddafi property
The Court of Appeal in London has upheld a charge on a London property linked to Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, siding with a US defence contractor seeking to collect a £16 million ICC award against the state.
20 February 2025
French Court of Cassation rejects Libya’s challenges to treaty awards
The French Court of Cassation has rejected Libya’s bid to set aside a US$51 million investment treaty award based on corruption allegations – and upheld a jurisdictional decision against the state in a separate case.
13 February 2025
Clyde & Co and BCLP make Saudi moves
Clyde & Co has added three new partners in its offices in Saudi Arabia, while BCLP has hired a disputes lawyer to lead two new offices it is planning to open in the kingdom.
12 February 2025
Senegal files fresh claim to reopen ArcelorMittal dispute
Senegal has filed an ICC claim to reopen a dispute with steelmaker ArcelorMittal that settled more than a decade ago, as the newly-elected government raises allegations the settlement was tainted by fraud and corruption.
10 February 2025
Dubai transport investor fails to revive claim against Armenia
An Emirati company and its US CEO have failed to revive a US$326 million ICSID claim against Armenia over a billion-dollar project to build transport links to Iran.
10 February 2025